the honorable mary jo white chairman of the securities and exchange commission and the honorable mark wetjen acting chairman of the commodities future trading commission. they will discuss the critical work of their agencies can't, their use of resources provided over the past couple of years and their budget needs for fiscal year 2015. the work load for these agencies has grown dramatically in recent years. the sec and the cftc both play critical roles in stimulating and sustaining economic growth and prosperity in our country and protecting the marketplace from fraud and manipulation and carrying out dodd-frank reforms. my constituents have made clear they support these reforms to prevent the reckless and abusive practices that led to the financial crisis. fortunately some sectors of our country are recovering but sadly many families have not recovered and they continue to struggle. i believe it is my responsibility to the hard-working and honest people of new mexico and to all americans who suffered as a result of this crisis to ensure that we work to fully implement dodd-frank. we need a

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